When you start really getting into foreign comics and you're able to see a favorite work go from a fan translation to being officially picked up by an English distributor--that's the coolest thing ever. This recently happened with a Korean series that I actually have already read in its entirety, but that didn't stop me… Continue reading Manga Monday #17: Invisible Roommate

I love video games for many, many reasons, but I think my favorite is doting on some random non-main-character because they're just too cute to ignore. Like, on Destiny, I love the Ghosts. I mean, they're so freaking adorable on their own, but then I get the Vertical Shell skin for "Ghosts that want to… Continue reading Freebie Friday #16: Sssss… BOOM!

Yesterday I gave a basic understanding of Vocaloid and its culture, focusing primarily on the music part of it. Today, I want to dive deeper to discuss the visual storytelling aspect that has become a big part of Vocaloid. Halloween Movie Countdown -- Witch While this doesn't exactly count as a full feature movie for… Continue reading Watch Wednesday #16: Halloween Movie Countdown — Witch

Back in 2000, a singing voice synthesizer was created in Barcelona, Spain by a Japanese developer. It's called Vocaloid. The software is unique as it allows users to type in lyrics and the software will retrieve specially recorded vocals of voice actors or singers to match the wording. Those words are tied to certain notes… Continue reading Tuesday Tunes #16: Japanese Halloween Vocaloid

I haven't been reading digital comics for very long. I think I've only been reading webtoons for about two years now? Considering that I've been reading print comics, including manga, since I was at least ten--so seventeen years now, wow--the two years of digital I have under my belt is pretty meager in comparison. Still, I… Continue reading Manga Monday #16: My Giant Nerd Boyfriend

If you're looking for family friendly horror flicks, you'll find very quickly that the pool you get to pick from is quite small, and those pickings are, more often than not, quite disappointing. Yes, there's the ever-entertaining Hocus Pocus, and The Nightmare Before Christmas is incredible, but then we get down to Spookly the Square Pumpkin (yes, this… Continue reading Watch Wednesday #15: Halloween Movie Countdown — Monster House